Upon its release in 1969, Paul Mazursky’s Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice was both praised and criticised for being a social commentary and a verdict on marriage (and Americans) that was conveyable only through comedy. The film’s watershed financial success made it possible...
It seems oddly fitting that David Hockney’s death should coincide with a heatwave. After all, nobody can evoke the languorous feeling of summer quite like the Yorkshire-born painter, who passed away earlier this month. This unique sensibility is particularly apparent in...
The latest feature from the Danish screenwriter and filmmaker Anders Thomas Jensen follows Anker (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) as he returns from serving a 15-year prison sentence for bank robbery to find that his brother Manfred (Mads Mikkelsen) has developed dissociative identity...
This is the second of three pieces published in collaboration with Queer East Film Festival, whose Emerging Critics project brought together six writers for a programme of mentorship throughout the festival.Rebecca LiuRecently, the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre published a study that...
“I thought dating a space princess would be more… fun,” confesses Kiki (Bernie Van Tiel), the soon-to-be ex-girlfriend of Princess Saira (Shabana Azeez) of the planet Clitopolis. It’s the final straw for Saira, after being voted “the most boring royal” in...
On Truth & Movies this week, we meet up with Scott Z. Burns to chat all things Contagion and SXSW London. Plus we review Pete Ohs’ Erupcja and hear from the director about crafting his experimental ensemble drama. We also...
“I cannot send you a glacier, but at least I can send you this.” Time and Water sets out its purpose early on. Directed by Sara Dosa, whose Oscar-nominated Fire of Love (2022) similarly transformed the natural world into something deeply human, this documentary...
Mere weeks later and only one week into shooting, director Mary Lambert (who had been brought in to replace Ross) was also let go, in part because she was changing production details that Prince had already approved. Costume designer Marie...
Like an irksome stinging insect nonetheless vital to controlling excess animal population, the Scary Movie franchise serves a worthy function in a greater cultural ecosystem that continues to churn out multiplex fare begging to be spoofed. It’s been thirteen years since the...
A T&M Cannes Film Festival Special #2 On Truth & Movies this week, Hannah Strong reports live from the Cannes film festival with Rafa Sales Ross and Mark Asch, discussing Minotaur, La Bola Negra, Na Hong-jin's Hope and more... On...
